Offensive Game
Solid catch-and-shoot scorer with a reliable three-point stroke. Not a primary creator but converts efficiently from the corners and off movement in the Warriors' spacing-heavy offense.
Career Journey
Phoenix Suns
2018-2020
Memphis Grizzlies
2020-2022
Philadelphia 76ers
2022-2024
Golden State Warriors
2024-present
Career-high 33 points vs. the Lakers (2022)
Scored 33 with a career-high eight three-pointers for the 76ers in December 2022 — a showcase of his two-way value.
Elite rookie disruptor
Ranked among the NBA's steal-rate leaders as a 2018-19 rookie, foreshadowing his 3-and-D identity.
Career-high scoring in ACL comeback (2025-26)
Returned from a torn left ACL to post a career-high 12.3 points per game across 49 games for Golden State.
| Season | GP | PPG | RPG | APG | FG% | 3P% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 49 | 12.3 | 3.2 | 2.6 | 40.7% | 29.4% |
Melton is a 3-and-D guard who has built an eight-year career on disruption — active hands, timely steals, and enough corner shooting to stay on the floor in playoff lineups. He announced himself as a rookie by ranking among the league's steal-rate leaders, and later became a valued two-way piece in Philadelphia, where he once dropped 33 on the Lakers on eight made threes. His recent path has been defined by health: he tore the ACL in his left knee early in 2024-25, missed most of a year, and never suited up for Brooklyn after a trade. Golden State brought him back, and the payoff came in 2025-26 — a career-high 12.3 points per game with 1.6 steals across 49 appearances, roughly half of them starts. That comeback earned him a new Warriors deal.
Offensive Game
Solid catch-and-shoot scorer with a reliable three-point stroke. Not a primary creator but converts efficiently from the corners and off movement in the Warriors' spacing-heavy offense.
Defensive Game
All-Defensive Team caliber guard who generates deflections and steals at an elite rate. Active hands, excellent anticipation, and willingness to guard multiple positions make him one of the best perimeter defenders in the league.
Intangibles
Smart, experienced player who has absorbed multiple coaching systems over his career. His reading of passing lanes and anticipation of ball-handlers' tendencies reflects a deep understanding of defensive principles.
Personal Life & Family
Status
Single
Parents & Siblings
Off the Court
Community engagement in Los Angeles
Basketball development for inner-city youth in Southern California
Did You Know?
Melton attended Sierra Canyon School alongside multiple future NBA players — a formative prep environment that exposed him to elite competition from an early age.
He generates steals at a rate that consistently places him among the top guards in the NBA, an efficiency of defensive disruption that requires elite anticipation and positioning rather than just athleticism.
His All-Defensive Second Team recognition came while playing for the Memphis Grizzlies alongside Ja Morant — his defensive contributions were central to that team's first-round playoff breakthrough.
De'Anthony is regarded in Warriors circles as one of the most committed film students on the roster, an intellectual approach to defensive positioning that compounds his natural athletic gifts.
Career Honors
NBA All-Defensive Second Team (2022)
NBA Draft Second Round Pick #46 (2018)
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